St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS,

proud because she has twenty-onc diff.
ferent kinds of lamps in her house.
The next thing in order will be a lamp
craze.
"A band of Indian squaws who came
into Bangor. d. T., the other day. al
invested in corsets. It is presumable
that they intend to stay on their reser-
walton.
IF any one in Indiana makes a bet
by which another loses his life he can
be sent to prison for five years. This
is aimed at the chap who bet that no
one can eat twelve pumpkin pies at q
sitting.-Dctroiy Free Press.
With the fares at five cents at all
hours. the net earnings Of the New York
elevated railroads in three months have
increased $6.778. This is not a mag
nificent sum. but it seems enough to in
sure . continuance Of the rate.
Philadelphia is fond Of fruit. Three
steam fruiters are not sufficient for her
demands, and three additional steamers
have been chartered to ply between
Philadelphia and the ports Of Jamaica
and Central America.
He Ito Pittsburgh hciress)-"Do you
know Miss Wandcrgrift, whose father
is reported to be SO very rich?'' She
(glass and pig-iron)-"O. no. indeed!
The Wandergrifts do not belong to our
set at all! They are so new. You know!
Their money comes from natural gas"
Puck.
Squire Royal. the tax collector Of
Taylor County. Pa. took out a we'll
worn Overcoat to sell to an old clothes
man a few days ago and found $3.50 in
bills rolled up in a sheet Of note paper.
The Squire is confident that the money
is his own. but he has no recollection Of
having placed it in the pocket. Paiia-
deiphia Press
There recently died in Beverly
township. Canada, a venerable wild
goose. Thirty years ago Morris Shell
land bought it of Mr.. Harris. Of Gait.
who eighteen years before that caught
it. How old the goose was when cap
tured. forty-eight years ago, no one
knows.
A Pennsylvania clergyman was re-
quested to insert in the marriage serv-
ice clause reading: ..And l hereby
promise before God and man not to
marry again in case my wife dies" The
clergyman refused. the woultl-bc hus-
band Uttered. and the girl got mad and
walked out of the church on her high
heels.
DIR. Hainswald, the African trav-
eler. says that in Zululand he met the
savage who killed the French Prince
Imperial. and told him that il he had
only taken the young man a prisoner
he might have got large ransom.
the Zulu wept with regret
and grief.
Eighteen months ago William
of New London. was in
house when it was struck BY lightning.
and was severely shocked. Ever since
he has been able to predict coming
thunderstorm with great certainty from
certain pains that he feels in his heel
some hours before the storm. Hartford
Post.
The sorrowful tree, hourishin.
only at night, is singular vegetable II
the Island Of Goa, near Bombay. Half
an hour after sunset the tree is full of
sweet smelling flowers, although none
are to be seen during the day. as they
close up or drop of with the appear
lnce of the sun.
If young man falls in love and
doesn't marry, set it down that he didn't
want to give up his free. easy-going.
independent life; to deny himself his
wine and cigars. to be obliged to think
Tor somebody else besides himself; in
short, to assume the burdens and re-
of family man. The girl
he thinks he loves need not worry over
his loss, not Bit for he is too selfish to
make her good husband.-N r. Trib-
yne.
The other night some young and
FOOLISH citizens Of Rcidsville. Ga, thought
70 brighten = young woman by going
about her house with long white sheets
about them, but the young woman's
father let the dogs loose, and. in the
words Of the Enterprise Of that place.
lone spook had to 60 home and change
his pants. after he jumped the fence and
getaway. while another was seen in the
ricinity of the house next day looking
'0r his hat and one for his chum' shoes"
Who would think the item Of towels
md napkins cuts a very considerable !
igure in the expense account of hotel? !,
Il does, nevertheless. and the cause is
not 80 much for wear as from sort of
that might 60 by the name
# theft, If the word did not sound quite
70 ugly. A towel here or there. or a
napkin once in a while would not seem
much to the parties wanting it so badly .
Is to take it, but it nevertheless goes to
prove that the only sort Of property that
5 quite safe is that which is nailed to
'omething.-Hotcl Register. |
The pet cat belonging to Mrs. Luc,
Jain. of Hannibal, Mo-, brought mouse !,
nto the parlor recently, and with j:
mall piece Of paper money. Mrs. Cain
bought nothing about the occurrence
until one day when she discovered that
. roll Of bills was missing from her !,
bureau drawer. Then she put two and
wo together, and began = vigorous
earch of the premises The missing bills
we're finally unearthed in a corner of